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NGC 2680 - Galaxy in Cancer

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:07 | Tran: 18:18 | Set: 3:32
Alt: 28.35°   Az: 284.81°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 2680 is a Galaxy in the Cancer constellation. NGC 2680 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2680 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2680 - Galaxy in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2680 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.16 arcmin) and minor (0.11 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 53m 05s
+30° 46’ 09”
05h 27m 56s
14h 21m 02s

J2000

08h 51m 33s
+30° 51’ 56”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2680 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2680 - Galaxy in Cancer.

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Finder chart for NGC 2680 - Galaxy in Cancer.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2680 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2680 is a visual representation of it.
0.16 arcmin
0.11 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 2680 - Galaxy in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 59.2°
Max altitude: 69.3°
Azimuth: 300.8°